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Just paid $230 for a new one for tkb's car. I bought one for

Posted on: October 13, 2022 at 08:39:38 CT

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$80 ten years ago. Then probably $125 5 years ago.

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The price for car batteries is absolutely insane - MizzouAstro MU

- 10/13 08:37:53

this will be the last one you buy...in 4 years you will have - tigerinhogtown STL - 10/13 10:09:59

I just buy a new car when the battery runs out - The Shack(nm) - cnk ATL - 10/13 09:20:13

America is a capitalist nation - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 10/13 09:10:25

As TREX said..."It's a RIP off" (nm) - Uncle John MU

- 10/13 09:19:35

It's weird how the capitalists limited themselves on - dangertim MU

- 10/13 09:17:18

Cost me ~$600 for both batteries in my Jeep back - TigerMatt STL - 10/13 09:09:21

Lol - guy only has 2 car batteries. I have 3 luxury car - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/13 11:39:20

Just buy one 60v battery (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 10/13 09:14:25

math checks out(nm) - MizzouAstro MU

- 10/13 10:06:36

That's why i drive an old jeep - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 10/13 09:13:25

You had me until - cooter MU

- 10/13 10:23:32

Why does it need an aux battery?(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/13 09:12:29

And why does it need a 48v battery?(nm) - sprintcar STL - 10/13 09:13:43

48 v starts the vehicle . 12v runs the electronics - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 10/13 09:21:24

It takes 48 volts of power to the starter to turn the motor - sprintcar STL - 10/13 09:24:04

It's a new jeep thing - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 10/13 09:28:03

I got caught up on the second battery and missed that.(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/13 09:14:37

Back in the day we used to get so many KC lights on - sprintcar STL - 10/13 09:22:23

Not only expensive but some are hard to change out. - Nebraska99 STL - 10/13 08:55:28

RE: Not only expensive but some are hard to change out. - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 10/13 09:08:37

I'd guess some of it is an increase in demand for the - tgr MU

- 10/13 08:52:30

It think it is more the former than the latter(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/13 09:13:14

Because in spite of Missouri sitting atop the largest lead - Tigrrrr! MU

- 10/13 08:40:32

I blame Joe Biden for everything (nm) - Hickeytime MU

- 10/13 08:40:16

prudent(nm) - MizzouAstro MU

- 10/13 08:40:27

I bought one a couple of months back. I went in expecting - DHighlander NWMSU - 10/13 08:39:07

Just paid $230 for a new one for tkb's car. I bought one for - MizzouAstro MU

- 10/13 08:39:38

And the new ones don't carry the same level of warranty as - Tigrrrr! MU

- 10/13 08:41:23